- Fox Sports.com’s Tracy Ringolsby reported that the Rays are shopping Dioner Navarro in the hopes to move him. Ringolsby says that if they cannot move him this week, the Rays will non-tender him. This means that the Rays are content with Shoppach, Riggans, and maybe Jaso and Matt Spring in the near future. The Rays could also see something in Jose Lobaton that they could bring him up and use him. I think the Rays should still pursue a free agent catcher or a guy like Ryan Doumit, at the right price. Shoppach isn’t going to do much offensively, so I guess we will have to wait and see what the Rays have in mind.
- The deal of the day yesterday is not good news for the Rays. The Yankees, Tigers, and D-Backs made a blockbuster deal that included Curtis Granderson going to the Yankees, Edwin Jackson and Ian Kennedy going to the D-Backs, and Yankees top prospect Austin Jackson, and D-Backs young pitchers Max Scherzer and Daniel Schlereth to the Tigers, along with others. This trade will depleat the Yankees farm system while only getting Granderson. This seems like a hefty package for the Yankees to give up for one player. This trade is not good for the Rays, because it just makes the Yankees stronger than they already are.
- According to Jerry Crasnick, the Rays are interested in veteran reliever Darren Oliver. He would be a good middle relief/set up guy for the Rays.
- According to the Chicago Sun-Times, the Rays and White Sox discussed a Carlos Quentin for Carl Crawford deal yesterday, but Ozzie Guillen says the trade is dead. The teams also discussed Bobby Jenks, but the asking price was too high.
- The Rays are interested in Kelvim Escobar, according to Jerry Crasnick. He would be another bullpen guy, but it is hard to know what his role would be.
All Things Rays: Winter Meetings, Day 2
Posted: 9th December 2009 by Devon Rogers in Hot StoveTags: Bobby Jenks, CC, Kelvim Escobar, Navi
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